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Drone mystery befuddles New Jersey officials, frustrates residents

December 13th, 2024

A New Jersey lawmaker says he "can't believe" how the government is wording its investigation into recent drone sightings across northeast America.

State Assemblyman Paul Kanitra joined "Fox News @ Night" on Thursday to discuss the bipartisan outrage at how the government is handling the drone sightings.

"We're a polarized society, but I can tell you when we were in ‘The Rock,’ our security building in New Jersey, and we had a hundred state legislators from across the political spectrum – upper house, lower house – everyone was equally angry at this situation," Kanitra said.

The first drone sighting took place in New Jersey on Nov.

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18, the Federal Aviation Administration said earlier this month, prompting the agency to issue two temporary flight restrictions.

Kanitra said he learned during an intelligence briefing for state legislators on Wednesday that there have been confirmed drone sightings "every night since then."

In a Facebook post, Kanitra said he implored the Department of Homeland Security during that briefing to "take swift and decisive action" against the drones, describing the situation as "infuriating."

On Thursday, the White House said an investigation is in its beginning stages, but nothing, thus far, has revealed malicious or criminal intent, or a national security threat.

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Sarah Jenkins
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Sarah Jenkins brings two decades of street experience to her reporting, offering blunt, no-nonsense perspectives from real police work. Her true crime and local governance coverage cuts through political posturing and academic theory to focus on what actually happens in communities. Known for critiquing ivory tower thinking, she prioritizes dogged investigation and common-sense analysis over pretty theories that don't hold up in the real world. Her cynicism reflects hard-earned wisdom from seeing how systems actually work. Readers trust her straight talk from someone who's experienced the messy truth of urban life firsthand. "Twenty years on the force taught me that the truth is rarely simple, but it's always worth fighting for."

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